CN1555522A - Method and system for providing emergency shutdown of a malfunctioning device - Google Patents

Method and system for providing emergency shutdown of a malfunctioning device Download PDF

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CN1555522A
CN1555522A CNA028182227A CN02818222A CN1555522A CN 1555522 A CN1555522 A CN 1555522A CN A028182227 A CNA028182227 A CN A028182227A CN 02818222 A CN02818222 A CN 02818222A CN 1555522 A CN1555522 A CN 1555522A
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Abstract

In a network system (100) having a plurality of devices (102) communicating via a network (104), a method (300, 400) and system (100) for providing an emergency signal is provided. In one embodiment, a device (102) is malfunctioning if the device (102) continuously transmits data to the network (104) without proper authorization. Another properly functioning device (102) transmits the emergency signal via an auxiliary channel (108) to the malfunctioning device (102). The auxiliary channel (108) is a separate channel supporting the transmission of the emergency signal. The malfunctioning device (102) receives the emergency signal and disables itself in response to this signal.

Description

Be used to provide the method and system of the emergency cut-off of faulty equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to the data transmission of electronic signal.More specifically, the present invention is directed to the method and system that is used for providing emergency cut-off to faulty equipment.
Background technology
Many equipment communicate with other equipment in the media environment of sharing.Such equipment uses community network to transmit and receive data.But the data with receiving that send can comprise the transmission signals of any kind, for example, and video, audio frequency etc.
In the media environment of sharing, have only an equipment to send data by network in any given moment.Otherwise if two data channel transmission data that equipment attempts to pass through simultaneously network then bus conflict or data collision may take place, therefore, the data that make slave unit send are invalid.
For fear of the contention of network, each equipment can receive the permission or the mandate of certain form, so that send data via data channel.For example, equipment must receive a token before sending data, and perhaps equipment is only to send image duration at preset time.
Yet equipment easily breaks down.For example, equipment may have the transceiver of damage, and/or the very poor code that writes.In some cases, such fault can cause equipment to send data by network continuously.If it is unwarranted that such data send, for example, the token of this transmitting apparatus expires, and then fault causes blocking up of network.Blocking up like this stops every other equipment to use network to send data.Therefore, there are the needs of eliminating the network congestion that causes by such faulty equipment in the prior art.
Summary of the invention
According to principle of the present invention, from first (master) equipment via accessory channel send urgent (control) signal to have detected fault second (from) equipment.Faulty equipment responds this urgent signal and is disabled.
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By considering following detailed description together with accompanying drawing, can easily understand instruction of the present invention, wherein:
Fig. 1 has described the block diagram of the system of main equipment with shared network and at least one slave unit;
Fig. 2 has described the main equipment that is applicable to the system among Fig. 1 or the block diagram of slave unit;
Fig. 3 has described the process flow diagram of the method that is used to provide emergency cut-off in one embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 4 has described the process flow diagram of the method that is used to provide emergency cut-off in another embodiment of the present invention.
Understand for convenience, used identical Reference numeral to indicate components identical total in each figure in possible place.
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Fig. 1 has described a plurality of equipment 102 with shared network 104 1, 102 2... 102 NThe block diagram of the system 100 of (being generically and collectively referred to as equipment 102).Network 104 comprises data channel 106 and accessory channel 108.Data channel 106 comprises the medium that is used for transmission data between each equipment 102 of system.Accessory channel 108 comprises and is used to transmit the medium of urgent signal to equipment 102.In an embodiment of network 104, data channel 106 is used the different frequency that carries via shared physical medium with accessory channel 108.In another embodiment of network 104, data channel 106 is used the different extended code that carries via shared physical medium with accessory channel 108.
Each equipment 102 can communicate via network 104 and another equipment 102.Equipment 102 operates in the shared media environment.In other words, equipment 102 uses community network 104 to transmit and receive data in system 100.The data that send and receive can comprise the signal that transmits of any kind, for example, and video, audio frequency etc.
In such media environment of sharing,, have only an equipment 102 to send data by data channel 106 in any given moment.Otherwise, if two equipment 102 are attempted to send data by data channel 106 simultaneously, then bus conflict or data collision will take place, therefore, the data that make slave unit 102 send are invalid.
At system's 100 normal operation periods, each equipment 102 can send data via the data channel 106 of network 104, perhaps receives data from another equipment 102.For fear of the contention of network 104, each equipment 102 must receive permission or authorize, so that send data via data channel 106.In one embodiment, equipment 102 must receive token 110 as condition, to be used for sending data via data channel 106.
Yet each equipment 102 may break down.Such fault can comprise hardware fault, for example, and the transceiver of damage, and/or software fault, for example, the very poor code that writes.In one embodiment, fault causes equipment 102 to send data continuously via data channel 106.If it is unwarranted that such data send, for example, the token 110 of transmitting apparatus 102 has expired, and then fault is blocked up network 104.Blocking up like this stops every other equipment 102 to send data via data channel 106.
In order to overcome, the invention provides the emergency cut-off of the one or more equipment 102 in the network 104 by blocking up that faulty equipment causes.In system 100, the emergency cut-off signal sends to one or more faulty equipments 102 via accessory channel 108 from an equipment 102.Accessory channel 108 can use different physical mediums, perhaps uses with data channel 106 and adopts the different frequencies or the shared physical medium of extended code.The data that the emergency cut-off signal makes faulty equipment 102 cut off it send part.Thereby at this moment other equipment 102 can send data via data channel 106.
In one embodiment, a plurality of equipment 102 are configured to a main equipment 102 1And one or more slave units 102 2, 102 3... 102 N(slave unit is called as 102 hereinafter N).Main equipment 102 1Be responsible for the data transmission between all devices 102 in the control system 100.In other words, main equipment 102 determines or authorizes in any given moment which equipment 102 can send data via network 104.The control of data transmission can realize according to medium access control (MAC) agreement.
Slave unit 102 NCan be via main equipment 102 1Determine and send data.In one embodiment, main equipment 102 1Can in all devices 102, promptly, comprise slave unit 102 NIn, distribute a token 110.Slave unit 102 NMust obtain or receive token, to be used for sending data via data channel 106 as condition.If token 110 expires, if perhaps equipment 102 discharges tokens 110, then slave unit 102, for example 102 2, no longer be allowed to send data via data channel 106.Thereby, in any given moment, have only an equipment 102 to meet the condition that sends data via data channel 106.
Equipment 102 has different configurations.In one embodiment, main equipment 102 1With slave unit 102 NBe configured to stereo and speaker unit.In another embodiment, equipment 102 is computer systems.For example, main equipment 102 1Can comprise principal computer, and slave unit 102 NComprise multi-purpose computer.Equipment 102 can comprise power lead modulator-demodular unit or radio modem, so that send data to data channel 106 and receive data from data channel 106.
A faulty equipment 102 in the equipment 102 all right detection systems 100.In one embodiment, main equipment 102 1Detect any slave unit 102 NWhether break down.For example, if one or more slave unit 102 NBe configured to during specific time slot, send data in for example TDMA (time division multiple access (TDMA)) mode, then main equipment 102 1Determine each slave unit 102 NWhether outside the time slot of its appointment, send data.If token 110 is used to allow slave unit 102 NSend data, then main equipment 102 1Can determine at slave unit 102 NToken 110 expired after this slave unit 102 NData whether have been sent.
In addition, main equipment 102 1Can use polling mechanism to determine any slave unit 102 NWhether break down.Main equipment 102 1Send polling signal to a slave unit 102 via data channel 106 NPolling signal is configured to from slave unit 102 NBe guided out response.Thereby, if slave unit 102 NFail to respond polling signal, then with this slave unit 102 NBe identified as fault.
In case the slave unit 102 of fault NBe identified, then main equipment 102 1Send urgent signal to the slave unit 102 that is identified via accessory channel 108 NAs previously mentioned, accessory channel 108 and data channel 106 are physically or in logic independently.An embodiment of urgent signal can comprise the slave unit 102 that is identified NThe network address and make the slave unit 102 be identified NCarry out the order of emergency cut-off.Slave unit 102 NCan reset in response to the urgent signal of for example shutdown signal, for example, close and open.Because previous faulty equipment 102 NOther equipment 102 are reset, so can send data by data channel 106 now.
The foregoing description supposition has a main equipment that works 102 1And by this main equipment 102 1The slave unit 102 of correct identification fault NYet, might main equipment 102 1Break down, perhaps detect the slave unit 102 that breaks down improperly N
In order to handle these situations, another embodiment of system 100 can provide the emergency cut-off of any equipment 102 in the system 100.Each equipment 102 is configured to send urgent signal by accessory channel 108.In order to reduce to minimum,, for example different make-up times, distribute to each equipment 102 with the make-up time (back off time) at random by the possibility that accessory channel 108 sends a plurality of urgent signals simultaneously.The time quantum that make-up time indication equipment 102 must be waited for before sending urgent signal.The distribution of make-up time is to carry out according to the traditional scheme of for example carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) scheme or ALOHA scheme.
The equipment that works 102 with make-up time the earliest sends the every other equipment 102 of urgent signal in the system 100 then.If another equipment 102 also is configured to send simultaneously urgent signal, the equipment 102 that then has the next make-up time the earliest will send urgent signal.Every other equipment 102 is configured to cut off its data transmission part once receiving urgent signal.
Fig. 2 has described the block diagram of an equipment 102 in the system 100 of Fig. 1.Equipment 102 can comprise main equipment 102 1Or slave unit.An embodiment of equipment 102 is the computing machines with power lead modulator-demodular unit.Especially, equipment 102 comprises data collector 202, data processing module 204, support circuit 206, urgent transceiver 208 and emergency treatment module 210.
Data collector 202 makes equipment 102 to communicate at the normal operation period and other the equipment 102 of system 100.Especially, data collector 202 sends data to data channel 106, and receives data from data channel 106.In order to transmit data, data collector 202 can modulating data to be used for via data channel 106 transmission.Similarly, in order to receive data, data collector 202 uses tuner and detuner, as is known in the art.
Data processing module 204 comprises computer-controlled module, so that the data of Mediation Device 102 send and receive.Data processing module 204 can comprise processor, storer, data source and data-carrier store.Data collector 202 and data processing module 204 are jointly realized the normal operation of equipment 102, for example, transmit and receive data.
Support the normal operation of circuit 206 support equipments 102.Support which couple to data collector 202 and emergency treatment module 210.In one embodiment, support that circuit 206 can comprise relay and power supply.For example, relay can be in response to (energising or outage) that become triggering from the signal of emergency treatment module 210.The relay that triggers will cut off the power supply of data collector 202 then, make equipment 102 can not send or receive data thus.In other words, the output state of relay is changed and causes power interruption, or causes equipment 102 to enter idle state.
Urgent transceiver 208 makes equipment 102 to communicate via the equipment 102 of accessory channel 108 with other.Urgent run duration in system 100, urgent transceiver 208 can receive urgent signal from accessory channel 108, perhaps sends urgent signal to accessory channel 108.Urgent transceiver 208 can also be modulated the signal of output and the signal of demodulation input.Yet modulation and demodulation are carried out with respect to accessory channel 108, and accessory channel 108 uses frequency and the extended code different with data channel 106.
Emergency treatment module 210 comprises computer-controlled module, so that coordinate the transmission and the reception of urgent signal.Emergency treatment module 210 can also send signal so that trigger relay 206 and cut-out data collector 202.In one embodiment, emergency treatment module 210 was confirmed to have received urgent signal at urgent transceiver 208 places before transmitting a signal to relay 206.Emergency treatment module 210 can also comprise processor, storer and relevant software.Emergency treatment module 210 and the urgent transceiver 208 urgent operation of actuating equipment 102 jointly for example, send and receive urgent signal.
Above-mentioned data processing module 204 and emergency treatment module 210 expression physical equipments.Replacedly, data processing module 204 and emergency treatment module 210 can comprise one or more software applications, wherein software loads from storage medium (that is, driver magnetic or optics or flexible plastic disc), and by the processor operations in corresponding module 204 and 210.Thereby these software applications of the present invention (comprising relevant data structure) can be stored on the computer-readable medium, that is, and and driving RAM storer, magnetic or optics or flexible plastic disc etc.Data processing module 204 and emergency treatment module 210 can also be represented by the combination of software and hardware,, use special IC (ASIC) that is.
Fig. 3 has described the process flow diagram of the method 300 that emergency cut-off is provided in one embodiment of the invention.Method 300 provides the slave unit 102 of fault or damage NEmergency cut-off.Especially, method 300 is from step 302, and proceeds to step 304, at step 304 main equipment 102 1Monitor data path 10 6.In step 306, main equipment 102 1Determine any slave unit 102 NWhether break down.In other words, step 306 is determined without main equipment 102 1Under the situation of authorizing, any slave unit 102 NWhether still send data to data channel 106.For example, even at the slave unit 102 of fault NThe token of distribution or after time slot expired, the slave unit 102 of fault NStill send data by data channel 106.
If do not detect the slave unit 102 of fault N, then method 300 turns back to step 304, at step 304 main equipment 102 1Continue monitor data path 10 6.If detected the slave unit 102 of fault N, then method 300 proceeds to step 308, at step 308 main equipment 102 1Send rub-out signals to damaging by accessory channel 108, that is, and the slave unit of fault.In step 310, the slave unit 102 of fault NResponse is from main equipment 102 1The rub-out signal that sends makes itself disabled.More specifically, in step 310, the slave unit 102 of fault NReceive urgent signal and startup power supply switch 208, power switch 208 makes slave unit 102 then NSupport circuit 206 and data collector 202 disabled.Thereby, slave unit 102 NAt least temporarily can not send more data again to data channel 106.
Slave unit 102 in fault NAfter disabled, method 300 proceeds to step 312, is being coupled in step 312 on the display of at least one equipment 102 out of order slave unit 102 is provided NNotice and the state of network 104.Method 300 proceeds to then in step 314 and finishes.
In the method 300 of Fig. 3, main equipment 102 1Be assumed that and work.In addition, main equipment 102 1Be assumed that the slave unit 102 of correctly discerning fault NYet, might main equipment 102 1Be fault or main equipment 102 1The slave unit 102 of detection failure correctly NTherefore, need provide the emergency cut-off signal in order to handle this situation.
Fig. 4 has described the process flow diagram of the method 400 that emergency cut-off is provided in another embodiment of the present invention.Form contrast with the embodiment of Fig. 3, method 400 can provide the emergency cut-off of the equipment 102 of any fault in the system 100, for example, and main equipment 102 1Especially, method 400 is from step 402, and proceeds to step 404, and at the one or more equipment 102 of step 404, promptly main equipment 102 1With slave unit 102 N, monitor data path 10 6.
In step 406, one query determines whether to detect the equipment 102 of any fault in system 100.In one embodiment, the equipment 102 of fault can comprise main equipment 102 1And/or at least one slave unit 102 NIn other words, step 406 determines whether one or more equipment 102 have detected the sign of faulty equipment 102, for example, when token 110 expired and data channel 106 for busy.Because faulty equipment 102 can comprise main equipment 102 1So step 406 does not attempt to discern faulty equipment 102.
If do not detect faulty equipment 102 in system 100, then method 400 turns back to step 404, continues monitor data path 10 6 at step 404 equipment 102.If detect one or more faulty equipments 102, then method 400 proceeds to step 408, and is processed at the equipment 102 that step 408 next one works.Step 408 is handled current equipment 102 with the shortest " make-up time ".Each remaining equipment that works 102 is configured to send urgent signal via accessory channel 108.Send for fear of from all urgent signals of all equipment that works 102 time, equipment 102 has the make-up time different or Random assignment.Make-up time indicates the time that equipment 102 sends urgent signal.
Form contrast with the method 300 of Fig. 3, the urgent signal of the method 400 of Fig. 4 sends to equipment every other in the system 100 102.Urgent signal is configured to close or turn off the equipment 102 that receives urgent signal.Thereby urgent signal is configured to close or turns off the every other equipment 102 in the system 100.
In step 410, equipment 102 is transferred to every other equipment 102 in the system 100 via accessory channel 108 with urgent signal.Method 400 proceeds to step 412, determines in step 412 one query whether (transmission) equipment 102 detects conflict in accessory channel 108.Step 412 determines whether that another equipment 102 also side by side sends urgent signal by accessory channel 108.When urgent signal clashes when two separate equipment 102 send simultaneously.
If detect conflict in accessory channel 108, then method 400 proceeds to step 414, for equipment 102 is set in step 414 another make-up time.After step 414, method 400 turns back to step 408, handles the next equipment 102 that works in step 408, for example, has the equipment 102 of next make-up time the earliest.If do not detect conflict in accessory channel 108, then method 400 proceeds to step 416, resets in response to urgent signal or temporarily disabled at other equipment 102 of step 416.By sending urgent signal to every other equipment 102, method 400 resets faulty equipment 102.In step 418, method 400 provides the state of system 100.For example, step 418 can provide the notice that the equipment 102 in the system 100 has been reset.After step 418, method 400 proceeds to step 420 and finishes.
Though here at length shown and described various embodiment in conjunction with instruction of the present invention, those skilled in the art can easily design many other different embodiment, and these embodiment still can embody these instructions.

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1. has a main equipment (102 that communicates via network (104) with data channel (106) and accessory channel (108) 1) and at least one slave unit (102 N) network system (100) in, a kind of method comprises:
From described main equipment (102 1) send (308) urgent signal to slave unit (102 via described accessory channel (108) with detected fault N); And
Described urgent signal is suitable for causing described slave unit (102 with detected fault N) disabled (310).
2. the described method of claim 1, wherein said main equipment (102 1) and described at least one slave unit (102 N) each all comprise in power lead modulator-demodular unit and the radio modem one.
3. the described method of claim 1, wherein detection failure as follows:
If described slave unit (102 N) send data via described data channel (106), then determine described slave unit (102 N) whether be authorized to send data via described data channel (106).
4. the described method of claim 3 is if wherein at least one in current time slots and the undue token (110) is assigned to described slave unit (102 N), then described slave unit (102 N) be authorized to send data via described data channel (106).
5. the described method of claim 1 also comprises:
With detected slave unit (102 N) malfunction notify the user.
6. the described method of claim 1, wherein said disabled (310) comprising:
Described urgent signal sent to be used to control described detected fault slave unit (102 N) the relay (206) of power supply, described urgent signal is suitable for causing described relay (206) to change output state.
7. the described method of claim 1, wherein said accessory channel (108) uses and the different frequency of described data channel (106).
8. the described method of claim 1, wherein said accessory channel (108) uses and the different extended code of described data channel (106).
9. the described method of claim 1, wherein said main equipment (102 1) and described at least one slave unit (102 N) at least one comprises computer system.
10. the described method of claim 1 also comprises:
Transmission is suitable for making described disabled slave unit (102 N) signal that powers on is to described disabled slave unit (102 N).
11. have first equipment (102 that communicates via network (104) with data channel (106) and accessory channel (108) 1) and second equipment (102 N) network system (100) in, a kind of method comprises:
Send (308) urgent signal to described second equipment (102 from described first equipment (102) via described accessory channel (108) with detected fault N); And
Described urgent signal is suitable for causing described second equipment (102 with detected fault N) disabled (310).
12. in network system (100) with a plurality of equipment (102) that communicate via network with data channel (106) and accessory channel (108), wherein said accessory channel (108) at least logically is independent of described data channel (106), and a kind of method comprises:
Whether there is fault at least one equipment (102) to detect (406);
Select the equipment (102) of (408) true(-)running;
Send (410) urgent signal to every other equipment (102) from the equipment (102) of described selection via described accessory channel (108), described urgent signal be suitable for causing described at least one have the equipment (102) disabled (416) of fault.
13. the described method of claim 12, wherein said selection is carried out according to carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) scheme.
14. the described method of claim 12, wherein said selection is carried out according to the ALOHA scheme.
15. the described method of claim 12, wherein said selection comprises:
Select (414) to have the described equipment (102) of make-up time the earliest.
16. the described method of claim 12 also comprises:
Being used in the equipment based on particular modem (102) that sends reset signal resets.
17. the described method of claim 12 also comprises:
The equipment (102) of described forbidding is powered on, so that realize resetting of described previous disabled equipment (102).
18. the described method of claim 12 also comprises:
Notice (418) user that resets with described a plurality of equipment (102).
19. the described method of claim 12, wherein said a plurality of equipment (102) comprise main equipment (102 1) and at least one slave unit (102 N).
20. the described method of claim 12, each of wherein said a plurality of equipment (102) all comprises in power lead modulator-demodular unit and the radio modem.
21. the described method of claim 12, wherein said accessory channel (108) uses and the different frequency of described data channel (106).
22. the described method of claim 12, wherein said accessory channel (108) uses and the different extended code of described data channel (106).
23. be suitable for the network system (100) that communicates via the network (104) with data channel (106) and accessory channel (108), described system (100) comprising:
Be used for sending the main equipment (102 of urgent signal via described emergency access 1); And
At least one slave unit (102 with detected fault N), described at least one slave unit (102 N) make himself forbidding once the described urgent signal that receives via described emergency access.
24. have a main equipment (102 that communicates via network (104) with data channel (106) and accessory channel (108) 1) and at least one slave unit (102 N) network system (100) in, a computer-readable medium stores a plurality of instructions thereon, when carried out these whens instruction by processor, just causes processor to carry out each step, comprising:
From described main equipment (102 1) send (308) urgent signal to slave unit (102 via described accessory channel (108) with detected fault N); And
Described urgent signal is suitable for causing described slave unit (102 with detected fault N) disabled (310).
25. have a main equipment (102 that communicates via network (104) with data channel (106) and accessory channel (108) 1) and at least one slave unit (102 N) network system (100) in, a kind of computer-readable medium stores a plurality of instructions thereon, when carried out these whens instruction by processor, just causes processor to carry out each step, comprising:
Whether there is fault at least one equipment (102) to detect (406);
Select the equipment (102) of (408) true(-)running;
Send (410) urgent signal to every other equipment (102) from the equipment (102) of described selection via described accessory channel (108), described urgent signal be suitable for causing described at least one exist the equipment (102) of fault disabled.
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